oceanfroggie
Well-Known Member
I am very blessed to have Froggette as crew. She is a courageous girl happy to take on a bit of weather when required, understands weather windows. On the odd occasion before we take on a passage that may prove challenging we have a chat and if she is happy to give it a try, she utters no complaints whatsoever if it turns out to be a longer more lumpy ride than we'd planned for (i.e. 8-10 hours).
She makes a very competent crew member and at ease on the helm. We have a hand single system we use when mooring, anchoring and picking up mooring buoys. No shouting ever needed. When mooring to quay or jetty neither of us ever step off the vessel until both fore and aft lines have been looped around shore cleats or bollards. All calm and slowly done, no lines in the water. Anything goes wrong we press 'reset' back off and try again. We have a sort of competition between us to never use the bow thruster unless there is a problem, and if used there is much slagging!
Only a few times we've had a scenario where she wanted to take on a passage that I was reluctant to due suspect sea state (i.e. for ride comfort rather than safety concern) where afterwards she admitted we should have stayed put and waited for better weather. We practice MOB once or twice a year with a borrowed water rescue manakin so she knows what to do in the event it was ever me unconscious in the water.
She makes a very competent crew member and at ease on the helm. We have a hand single system we use when mooring, anchoring and picking up mooring buoys. No shouting ever needed. When mooring to quay or jetty neither of us ever step off the vessel until both fore and aft lines have been looped around shore cleats or bollards. All calm and slowly done, no lines in the water. Anything goes wrong we press 'reset' back off and try again. We have a sort of competition between us to never use the bow thruster unless there is a problem, and if used there is much slagging!
Only a few times we've had a scenario where she wanted to take on a passage that I was reluctant to due suspect sea state (i.e. for ride comfort rather than safety concern) where afterwards she admitted we should have stayed put and waited for better weather. We practice MOB once or twice a year with a borrowed water rescue manakin so she knows what to do in the event it was ever me unconscious in the water.
